Quesnel Council Highlights - May 23rd mtg

Courtesy of the City of Quesnel:

Delegation - North South Interconnector Rick Wittner, Director Quesnel & District Chamber of Commerce, ran through the presentation he will be giving to the Provincial Budget Standing Committee, highlighting Quesnel as the main transportation route to the north.  The presentation outlined the urgent need for the North South Interconnector, to eliminate the bottleneck at the bottom of Dragon Lake hill and most importantly re-route heavy trucks and dangerous goods from our city centre.

 

2023-2027 Strategic Plan Council approved the Strategic Plan as presented.  This will be included in the 2022 Annual Report and appear on the June 6th Agenda.

Annual Parade Approvals Council approved the following list of annual parades/events in perpetuity, unless there are significant changes requiring the requests to return for Council consideration: JUNE - Pride parade  JULY - Gold Dust Mall  JULY - Billy Barker Days’ parade  SEPTEMBER - Touch a Truck  SEPTEMBER - Take Back the Night  NOVEMBER - Remembrance Day

 

Correspondence: May 4/23 Cariboo Ski Touring Club: Council referred the Cariboo Ski Touring Club request for financial assistance to the next Financial Sustainability & Audit Committee meeting for consideration. May 15, 2023 Quesnel Downtown Association: Council were advised that the City of Quesnel are working with local stakeholders to find sustainable funding for the Clean Team, past July, 2022.

Bylaws Bylaw 1948 - City of Quesnel Council Procedure Bylaw 1948 of 2023 - First, Second & Third Readings NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CITY OF QUESNEL COUNCIL PROCEDURE BYLAW 1920 of 2022 Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 124(3) of the Community Charter that Quesnel City Council intends on amending Council Procedure Bylaw 1920, as follows: Section 5(2)(b): Change meeting start time to 5:30 p.m. The proposed draft Council Procedure Bylaw No. 1948 is available on the City’s website.